Shaquille O’Neal & Charles Barkley React To Bronny James’ NBA Debut: ‘He Should Be In The G League’

Shaquille O’Neal & Charles Barkley React To Bronny James’ NBA Debut: ‘He Should Be In The G League’

Former NBA stars-turned-“Inside the NBA” analysts Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have some constructive criticism for NBA rookie Bronny James.

Ahead of Bronny’s debut with the L.A. Lakers yesterday (October 22nd), Barkley predicted that the eldest of superstar #LebronJames’ children isn’t ready to play alongside his dad.

Bronny James

He stated:

“Bronny is a prospect. Number one, I am glad he’s healthy.”

And continued:

“I think he should be in the G League. He’s not ready to play in the NBA right now…I think to take the pressure off him and let him get better as a player, he should be in the G League.”

Charles Barkley

After the father-son duo made history becoming the first to ever play on the court together, Barkley added:

“Great moment, great accomplishment…Would have loved to see him play more. Now this [debut] is over. I think he focuses on getting better.”

A report from PEOPLE notes that Bronny, who suffered a cardiac arrest last year before being drafted to the Lakers, only played about three minutes at the Crypto.com Arena, missing two shots and securing one rebound during his short time on the court. In the end, the Lakers won over the #Timberwolves, 110-103.

Following the game, O’Neal shared his thoughts on Bronny, stating:

“He’s not going to be in the starting lineup, he’s probably not going to be in the second lineup but if I’m him I’m working somehow to get some type of rotation to get some type of flow.”

He added:

“Again, because of his last name we want him to be great but as LeBron said there are 450 of us [playing in the NBA] and there are only a few rookies that have come in and had a great impact immediately. [I’ve] known the kid a long time…He works hard, he’s willing to learn so I wish him well. But great accomplishment for the James family.”

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